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Stan Banks

Founding Coach - All Programs

  • High School: 2x State Champ, 3x Finalist, Undefeated Jr. & Sr. Years, All-American (Folk), 3x State Champ (FS/GR)
  • College: UNC Chapel Hill, 4x National Qualifier, 2x NCAA D1 All-American, 2x ACC Champ
  • Coaching: NC-USAW National Team Coach, 13 Years at CORE
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John Collins

Lead Coach – Wrestling

  • High School: 4x State Placer, 100+ Career Wins, 4x Letterman
  • Coaching: 17 Years at Piedmont MS/HS (4 Team & 11 individual state champs), 4 Years at CORE
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Chad McDuffie

Lead Coach - Wrestling

  • High School: State Champion, 2x Regional Champ, AAU Nationals Runner-Up
  • College: Football at Campbell & St. Augustine’s
  • Coaching: 8 Years at CORE, prior roles at Dynamic Wrestling and Gardner-Webb
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Jha’Quan Anderson

Heritage Coach - Wrestling

  • High School: 3x Area Champ, 2x Sectional Champ, GA State Champion (FS)
  • College: 3x NCAA Qualifier, Southern Scuffle Champion, 82 Collegiate Wins
  • Coaching: 2 Years at CORE
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Princeton Jones

Lead Coach - Wrestling

  • High School: 4x Letterman, 2x Conference Champ, 100+ Career Wins, 1x Regional Placer
  • College: HWT at Belmont Abbey, Rugby at UNC Charlotte, B.S. in Kinesiology
  • Coaching: 1 Year at CORE
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Cliff Haas

Lead Coach - Jiu Jitsu

  • College: UNC Charlotte, B.S. in Exercise Science, Minor in Music
  • Jiu Jitsu: Purple Belt, Appearances in ADCC, IBJJF, Carolina Combat League, TFA Pro Series, NAGA
  • Coaching: 4 Years of Coaching Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu, 1 Year at CORE
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Ty Brown

Lead Coach – Wrestling

Asst. Coach - Jiu-Jitsu

  • High School: 4x Letterman, State Qualifier
  • Jiu-Jitsu: NewBreed Champion & Placer
  • Coaching: 4 Years at CORE
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Marshall Martin

Student Coach - Wrestling

  • High School: 3x Letterman
  • Coaching: 2 Years at CORE
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Omarree Griffith

Lead Coach - Jiu-Jitsu & Judo

  • High School: State Qualifier and Placer
  • Jiu Jitsu: Black Belt, IBJJF, Fight 2 Win, NBJJF, NAGA Champion & Placer
  • Coaching: 1 Years at CORE
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ERIC HUDSON JR

Lead Coach - Wrestling

  • High School: 3x Conference Champion, 3x Regional Champion, 3x State Placer, 1x State Champion
  • College: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, NC A&T State University
  • Coaching: 3 Years Coaching HS Wrestling, 1 Year at Core
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Karl Trapp

Lead Coach - Wrestling

Asst. Coach - Jiu-Jitsu

  • High School: SW4A Conference Champion, NC State Qualifier, Multiple Tournament Titles
  • Jiu-Jitsu: Blue Belt, Fight 2 Win Appearances, NAGA and Newbreed Champion & Placer
  • Coaching: 2 Years at CORE
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Lee McNeer

Heritage Coach - Wrestling

Board Member

  • High School: 4x Letterman at Worthington, 9x Scholar-Athlete
  • Coaching: 9 Years at CORE, previously with North Meck AAU